o Windows
10 Cloud is here in the form of Windows 10 S targeted @ Education Market as an
Option to Chromebook
o Traditional
apps will work on Windows 10 S only
if it’s packaged as a Windows Store app, try to run an app not from store &
you see below message
o Microsoft
is bringing the full desktop Office apps to the Windows Store to support the
Windows 10 S release,
o Apps
are run in secure containers that can’t access other parts of the operating
system
o You
won’t be able to buy Windows 10 S by itself, only on devices that come with it
preloaded
o Windows
S a pared down version of Windows Pro cannot:
x
Run Non Store Apps
x
Join Domain
x
Run any other Browser except Edge
x
Have any other search integrated except
Bing
Windows
S Vis a vie Chromebook competitor is a thin client, a low or mid-range laptop,
and has MDM (read Intune) & modern management aspects. Like WinRT it does
not run regular Windows apps. Differentiator with RT is Windows S will support
real Office apps, it runs on x86
Assuming
there are enough apps that level the playing field with Chromebooks, it could
make a dent in that space. There could not be a huge enterprise play but as
time goes by and UEM picks up steam, perhaps it can catch on there, another use
case could be using Win10 S device as a thinclient.
It’s
a cheap Platform / Device combo as a segment companies are looking to address: Google
with Chrome has been very successful in the space, HP and now Samsung pushing
phones that turn into desktops, Apple
campaigning to position the iPad as a laptop replacement and now MS with
windows S. It will be a divided market.
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